Police: Man wanted in Rutherford County found at city park

A Shelby man was arrested Sunday and charged with operating a vehicle without insurance, after police found him and his girlfriend inside his truck parked at Shelby City Park, according to a Shelby Police report.

An officer approached the vehicle to investigate, and Bart Lee Bazzle “exited the vehicle, explaining he and his lady friend were making out,” according to the report.

The report said Bazzle, 27, smelled of alcohol and a broken beer bottle was beside the vehicle, along with a large wet area on the pavement by the driver’s side door.

The officer went to the passenger side of the truck to make contact with Bazzle’s girlfriend, who was found “attempting to stuff a beer bottle behind the center console,” the report said.

Bazzle allowed police to search the truck, where they found several open containers of beer behind the console and the drivers seat, according to the report.

“During the investigation, it was found Mr. Bazzle had an OFA (order for arrest) out of Rutherford County for operating a vehicle with no insurance,” officers wrote in the report.

Police arrested Bazzle and took him to the jail annex. He was given a $500 secure bond.